Tagged: funding round

March 14, 2026 @ 6:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kalshi and Polymarket, which are now the two leading prediction market platforms, are independently exploring fresh capital raises that could push their valuations close to $20 billion each, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. The discussions, still said to be in their earliest… Read More

March 12, 2026 @ 8:49 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Sybilion has closed a $4.2 million seed round to build what it calls a decision layer, designed to give industrial companies the ability to act earlier and protect margins in volatile markets. The round was co-led by Venturefriends and Semapa Next. This funding announcement comes… Read More

March 11, 2026 @ 9:26 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Jazz, a company turning data loss prevention (DLP) into an intelligence system, has emerged from stealth with $61 million in Seed and Series A funding. The rounds were led by Glilot Capital Partners and Team8, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures (1011vc), Merlin Ventures, Encoded… Read More

March 3, 2026 @ 6:26 am By Michael Wong  |  

South Korea-based venture capital firm The Invention Lab has completed a seed investment in Singapore artificial intelligence computing startup RIDM, backing a technology it says could ease a key performance bottleneck in AI and high-performance computing systems. The Invention Lab said the round was made… Read More

March 3, 2026 @ 1:40 am By Michael Wong  |  

Artificial intelligence data infrastructure startup Encord said it has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round led by Wellington Management, as investors bet on growing demand for tools that help companies manage complex data for real-world AI applications. The round included participation from… Read More

March 1, 2026 @ 6:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gambit Security this week emerged from stealth with $61 million in seed and Series A funding. Participants included Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Cyberstarts. Gambit Security’s AI-native resilience platform connects to all environments, security solutions, and backup tools to autonomously map an organization’s infrastructure and… Read More

March 1, 2026 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI has secured $110 billion in fresh capital, marking one of the most substantial private investments ever recorded. This infusion, announced recently, elevates the company’s valuation to approximately $730 billion before the investment, potentially reaching $840 billion afterward. Key contributors include Amazon with a $50… Read More

March 1, 2026 @ 5:44 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Dots, a global payouts platform for marketplaces and service-based businesses, has secured $8.9M in Series A funding led by DCM with participation from Y Combinator. The company has raised more than $14.6 million to date and processes north of $150 million in payouts each month…. Read More

February 28, 2026 @ 1:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Zafran Security, a provider of AI-native threat exposure management, has announced a strategic investment from Amex Ventures, the venture capital arm of American Express. Amex Ventures joins Zafran’s latest $60M C round, including existing investors Menlo Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Cyberstarts.  The investment reflects a… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial infrastructure Fintech Plaid Inc. has recently achieved an $8 billion valuation in its most recent funding round, according to sources familiar with the transaction. This development represents a significant recovery for the San Francisco-based company, which was valued at $6.1 billion just last April… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 6:49 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, General Magic announced a $7.2 million seed funding round led by Radical Ventures, with participation from a16z Speedrun and new investment from Figma VP of Product Brendan O’Driscoll and Larry James Erwin from OpenAI. The company has raised $8.4 million to date, backed… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based startup Basis has closed a substantial $100 million Series B funding round, reaching a post-money valuation of $1.15 billion. The investment will fuel the expansion of its autonomous artificial intelligence systems specifically engineered to handle sophisticated accounting workflows, positioning the company as a… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Allica Bank, the firm serving established small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced on 25 February 2026 the successful close of a $155 million Series D capital raise. The round, which values the company at nearly $1.2 billion, marks a major milestone for the fintech… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 8:34 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Payra, a B2B payments and accounts receivable automation platform, has raised a growth equity investment of $15 million from Edison Partners. Payra helps construction and building supplier companies modernize cash collection without replacing existing ERP systems. The company’s software integrates directly with accounting systems such… Read More

February 21, 2026 @ 12:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Monark Markets, a New York-based fintech company building the rails connecting brokerage firms and wealth platforms to private markets, has confirmed $8.1 million in strategic financing. The round is led by F-Prime with participation from The Treasury, Commerce Ventures, Grit Capital Partners, and BBAE Holdings…. Read More

February 19, 2026 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Artificial intelligence firm World Labs has raised $1 billion in funding at a valuation of $5 billion. World Labs is a spatial intelligence AI firm that enables the generation of 3D environments from text or image inputs. Its flagship product, Marble, allows users to create,… Read More

February 18, 2026 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Unicity Labs has raised $3 million in a Seed round led by Blockchange Ventures, with participation from Tawasal, a Middle East-based communications super app, and Outlier Ventures. Unicity Labs is creating an Artificial Intelligence (AI) autonomous marketplace as software evolves from concept to actual tools…. Read More

February 15, 2026 @ 10:12 pm By Michael Wong  |  

OPAQUE, a startup building infrastructure to secure sensitive data used in artificial intelligence systems, has raised $24 million in a Series B funding round led by Walden Catalyst, the company said. Returning investors Intel Capital, Race Capital, Storm Ventures and Thomvest participated in the round,… Read More

February 15, 2026 @ 12:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, ZeroDrift emerged from stealth alongside a $2 million pre-seed round to automate compliance in real time, unlocking business velocity while giving compliance teams infrastructure to scale oversight. The pre-seed round was led by a16z speedrun. The capital will support the company’s go-to-market launch,… Read More

February 11, 2026 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Superset, a digital asset firm supporting stablecoins, has raised $4 million in Seed funding. Investors included 7RIDGE and Exponential Science Capital, according to a statement from the firm. Superset is chaired by Charles McManus, co-founder and former CEO of ClearBank, who also participated in the… Read More